5 Archetypes of the Healer

This is a guest post by Lodur Hello everybody! Lodur, resto shaman from Zul’jin here again. I was running heroic Violet Hold last night when a hiccup with a player and Zuramat the Obliterator almost caused the group to wipe (lag + lots of little adds = low health for everyone). We were able to …

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Saving a Blown Pull With Clutch Heals

It’s just like any other raid night in Naxx. Your group is relaxed amidst some light bantering after a large pull. The healers have about 50% mana left in the tank and can go a few extra pulls before having to sit down and drink again. Acknowledging the green light, your tank whips out his …

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Single Target Healing in a Multi Target World

This is a guest post by Holy Paladin and Disc Priest blogger Ambrosyne of For the Bubbles By the time I dinged 80 with my paladin, I was about ready to throw in my hat.  "This is insane!" I huffed.  "I feel as if Blizzard hates holy paladins."  This is likely an exaggeration, but I’m …

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Don’t Rely on Addons to Heal

A few nights ago, I decided to participate in a Heroic Naxx pug (and you know my thoughts on the subject). But I always go back to it since I like to use my Shaman to decompress. Like most pugs, we stood around for 30 minutes (literally) for the lead to dish out instructions. The …

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Evaluating Healer Performance

This is a guest post from Derevka who has been actively blogging on his blog Tales of a Priest. This post is in reply to Healing Meters Suck and tries to tie in some qualitative and quantitative healing performance analysis. Healing Meters suck? I tend to disagree. Healing meters and WWS Reports provide an insane …

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